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Sooty — is a British glove puppet and TV character popular in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and other countries. The children s television show which bears the same name and has featured the character since the 1950s was, according… … Wikipedia

sooty — n British a black or coloured person, an Arab. The racist epithet is derived from the colour of soot and the name of a glove puppet of a yellow bear, a popular figure in chil dren s entertainment, especially televi sion, since the 1950s. Although … Contemporary slang

sooty — [[t]s ʊti[/t]] ADJ GRADED Something that is sooty is covered with soot. Their uniforms are torn and sooty … English dictionary

sooty — adj. Sooty is used with these nouns: ↑chimney … Collocations dictionary